Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-26
ASSEMBLY,.


| The Assembly met at 10 o'clock, Speaker
| Jordan pre .iding.
| on roll call OF members for bills, Knox OF Los
Angeles was granted permission to Introduce
| two bills out of order. One provides for taking
| testimony in shorthand on preliminary cxam-
nations or making threats. in Justices Courts,
| and the other provides method for authenu-
| eating money deposited for bail.
| Vincent moved TO take up out of order A. b.
| 2S7, TO pr.vide for the organization and gov
| ernment Of water districts, and to provide for
| the acquisition. control and distribution OF
| water for irrigation.
| shanahan aud Granger each made a brief ap-
peal tor the bill the former stating that the
measure had been agreed TO by the joint Com
mittee on Irrigation and was anxouSly de-
sired by the people of the irri3atn5 portions Of
the State.
The motion was carried-ayes 55 noes 6-the
bill read second time, the committee
| amendments adopted and the bill passed to en-
grossment
After the withdrawal of several bills and the
advaucs ment on file of others-to which there
was no Objectionable House went into Com
mttee OF the Whole on toe general apprcpria-
| tion bill. On motion of Variel, the appropria-
tion for the Eleventh District Agricultural Soci-
ETY. was increased from s., 500 to $1,000 the ap
preparation for the Los Angeles District the
Sixth was increased from s. 500 to 5000: the
appropriation for Dis rict No. u was increased
from 81 800 TO 81 900; the amount allowed to Dis
trict No Is was increased from 5000 to s3,5y0
the item making an appropriation OF Sl5,oOO for
painting the state Capitol Pavilion and state
Printing Office was amended by striking out the
Pavilion; the appropriation OF !:DoN fol the
support of the Home for the Adult Blind was
stricken out.
At l2:i0 the committee rose and the House
took recess.
Afternoon Session.
On reassembling Brusie moved, aud the mo-
ton was carried, that the roll be called and
each member be permitted TO withdraw bill
after obtaining the consent of the House. Under
this motion the following were Withdrawn :
Assembly bills Nos. 45S, 81. 426 80, l90 132 tthe
anti-compact Insurance bil) and 53i
On motion of Ellsworth, the bill appropriating
S15,090 Tor deficiency in the fund for the sup
port of the State Printing Office, was taken up
out Of order ami finally passed.
The special oIder for ) oclock-S. B. $40. to
amend an Act TO require the pai ment OF certain
| premiums to counties, and cities and counties,
by fire insurance companies not organized under
the laws of the State of California. but doing
business therein and providing for the disposi-
| ton OF such premiums. by adding new section
| thereto, providing hat actions to collect from
Insurance. compani, shall be prosecuted in the
name OF the people-was finally passed-ayes
49, noes none.
A. b. l3, to define, regulate and govern State
Prisons of California was placed on its final
passage.
Carr of Sacramento moved TO recommit
with instru tions 10 amend so as TO permit
stone cutting to tntinue Mt Folsom. He called
attention to the fact that a discontiuuance of
stone cutting at folsom would throw several
hundred eonyictS ont OF employment.
Davis coGtroyerted this statement, end read
from the Prison Directors reports to show that
there is work enough at Folsom for the conyicts.
without bringing them int competition with
free labor TO keep them employed for several
years.
Hyde said the vote on the amendment would
show who was in favorei abolishing competition
between free and convict labor.
Shanahan said tae stone-cutting at Folsom
had well nigh ruined the business in this State,
and he was in favor of abolishiug the competi-
tion at once. The speaker referred at lepgth
f.t hf
the fact that one of the Prison Directors (Boggsl
is a senator ard another (Hendricksl is Seere
tary OF State and member of the State Board
OF Examiners. The Senator he said, votes on
the laws for the government of the prisons. and
Hendricks. as q Director. incurs bills and as Il
member of the Board of Examiners passes on
them. He thought somebody ought 10 protest
against this arrangement.
Britt did notthnk any members constituency
wouid justify him in voting for this amendment
Carr said the Folsom prison had been located
where il is solely because it would he conye
nent to a stone quarry. Ii was absurd now TO
put Il stop to stOne-eutting.
The amendment was defeated without divis-
ion.
Taylor offered an Observation-Disclosures the
manufacture of stoDe for the uses of the United
States this State, and for crosswalks for streets
and alleys
objection was made to this by shanahan and
Davis on the same ground 1t was defeated and
the bill then pasSsd-ayes 6S. noes 5.
On motto OF Nariel, the amendment to the
rules prescribing lirit 10 speeches of Eve
minutes was taken up and ON roIl-call adopted.
At ll0 the House went into Committee OF the
Whole and resumed consideration ofthe general
appropriation bill. A motion to strike out an
appropriation of $1,000 for the support of the
state Board of silk Cultu was defeated.
Matthew's of Tehama offered an amendment
appropiiating $1,000 for improvements in the
female department at the stockton Asylum
also. $3.50 for improving boilers. etc, in the
msis department at the same Institution.
Adopted.
Rsrison offered an amendment irereas'ns the